All-America Set (Part 2)
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The second set of three American folk tunes: Camptown Races, The Marine Corps Hymn, and Yankee Doodle. Camptown Races and Yankee Doodle are written in 2/4, the Marine Corps Hymn in 4/4 — but all three are meant to be played back to back at the same tempo, without a break.
Camptown Races rewards careful dot-cut discipline, especially as the tempo climbs. Keep a clean dot-and-cut feel in the closing phrase rather than letting it round out as you speed up.
Playing this set for an American audience is part of the fun — it takes a few seconds for people to recognize each tune. By the second bar of the Marine Corps Hymn, most listeners have caught on and start singing along.
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00:07Camptown Doodle Hymn, Introduction: Races, Corps Yankee Marine🔒
00:28Playing Steady Tempo at All Three One🔒
01:16It Watching as Races: Up Camptown Dot-Cuts Speeds the🔒
01:38The Corps Hymn: The Montezuma Marine Halls of🔒
02:24for the Audience Knows an Tune That Playing🔒
02:41to National From Doodle: Satire Pride Yankee🔒
03:30Even Keeping Notes Tempo and Controlled Eighth🔒
04:29Melody Wrap-Up: Rhythm Right Getting and the🔒
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